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Fires in the Yucatan

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May 01, 2017
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Fires in the Yucatan
April 25, 2017

On April 25, 2017, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this natural-color image of widespread fire activity across the Yucatán Peninsula. Each red hot spot is an area where the thermal bands on the instrument detected temperatures higher than normal. For a false-color image of these fires, visit NOAA’s Environmental Visualization Laboratory.

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  2. Mongabay (2017, April 17) Guatemala declares state of emergency as rainforest goes up in flames. Accessed May 1, 2017.
  3. NASA (2017, May 1) Fires in Yucatan. Accessed May 1, 2017.

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NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.

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